general problems of the 2017 Chevrolet Equinox

2017 Chevrolet Equinox premier certified pre-owned vehicle experienced multiple safety-related defects. 1. Repeated starting failures (electrical/battery/starter system): - March 17, 2026: complete battery failure, vehicle would not start. Aaa/gm roadside assistance called. Dealer inspected but could not diagnose root cause or explain battery drain. Preceded by unusually loud windshield wiper motor and engine noise (March 15). - April 13, 2026 (4:01pm): engine failed to turn over twice in parking lot before starting on third attempt. Safety risk: sudden starting failures create stranding hazard and risk of being rear-ended in traffic. 2. Water intrusion through headliner (sunroof/headliner/mic assembly): - April 15, 2026 (10:40-10:45am): approximately 1 ounce of water poured from headliner/radio microphone assembly directly into driver's eyes while driving on expressway. Continued dripping intermittently for hours. Safety risk: complete vision obstruction while driving at highway speeds. 3. Intermittent safety chimes (electrical/infotainment): - ongoing for weeks: five rapid electronic dings with no dashboard warning lights or indicators. Occurs sporadically while driving (10 occurrences in one recent day). Dealer previously informed by phone but no resolution. Safety risk: distracting chimes with no identifiable warning create driver confusion. 4. Additional electrical: remote start now works intermittently. All components available for NHTSA/manufacturer inspection. Dealer confirmed March 17 battery inspection but found no cause. No manufacturer inspection. No warning lamps preceded any failures except unexplained chimes. Problems began immediately after certified pre-owned purchase despite carbravo certification. Safety defects render vehicle unreliable and hazardous.

Received a report from local auto repair and they found that the oil main seal is leaking. Issue happened in the highway and car automatically turned off the engine. I was not in an accident as there was no one else on the road and I was able to push it to the side. When the car turned on the wheel was stiff and hardly moved to the right or left. The warning received before the shut off was the service stabilitrack issues and when checked all oil completely depleted from the vehicle.

While driving my 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, the vehicle repeatedly displays diagnostic trouble code p2138 (throttle/pedal position sensor voltage correlation). The vehicle suddenly enters “reduced engine power” mode without warning and loses acceleration while driving. This occurs daily and multiple times per day, both on highways and local roads. When the issue happens, the vehicle will not properly accelerate and loses power unexpectedly. This creates a serious safety hazard, especially in highway traffic, as I am unable to maintain speed or accelerate to avoid other vehicles. I have had to maneuver carefully or move toward the shoulder to avoid potential collisions. The throttle body has already been replaced; however, the problem continues to occur. The defect has not been corrected and remains ongoing and reproducible. I am currently [xxx] pregnant and drive this vehicle daily for work and to transport my [xxx] child to school. The unexpected loss of power places both myself and my child at risk while operating the vehicle in active traffic. This defect presents a significant safety concern due to repeated and sudden loss of engine power while driving. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My car started to use a lot of oil, and upon my regular oil changes it would always be very low, but oil was not leaking out of the car. It got to the point that I had to put oil in often to operate the car. It got to the point that it would cut off on me in school lines. After dealing with this over a period of time it sounded so bad that the express oil change facilities refused to change my oil because they said it was an engine problem. So I had no other choice but to purchase another vehicle 2 months after towing it home. I have 2 vehicle payments, my 2017 Equinox been down over a year now. Please add my VIN # to the recall. Im experiences the same symptoms.

Rear mail oil leak engine gone timing chain failure allowed the engine pistons to contact the engine valves thereby damaging the valves and pistons.

Driving down a 4 lane busy highway. Going 65 when the car made a pop sound. We pulled over. Car caught on fire 5 mins after we were out.

My infotainment system lost power. All adas systems stopped working all warning alarms stopped no blinker sound, no dome light or back up cameras. Im not even sure if my airbags are working. Radio, gps climate control out. I was in nyc when this happened lost gps guidence was my first time there wound up lost in that traffic a lot of near misses . I took my vehicle to my dealer they confirmed my ifotainment center needs replaced at a cost of 2200 dollars. Im on ssi disability thats more than a months pay so I had no choice but drive it the way it is. I looked up issue on google there are hundreds of complaints on there. There should be recall on this issue as I see it started in 2012 to present. There was no warning just started the car and nothing was working. No adas warnings I see as a total safety issue.

Main rear seal blew and upon towing to dealer they said they had 3 other Equinox vehicles there all done around 130000 miles and all the same year - low oil light never appeared - car just stopped during winter season and I am 72 years and in the country , with no heat waiting for aaa - problem of not getting oil light low was never explained but rear main seal was fixed - upon completing repairs a check engine light remains -car drove fine after the fix and continues to drive fine but check engine light remains.

Had a no start on two times, starter would act like a dead battery. Then a week or so later the instrument lights went out and back on and then out again, so did the bluetooth went out black screen. Not fixed yet.

While the vehicle is being driven a message will appear service tire monitor system and all gauges on the dash do not work, the radio, heating a/c also stops. The message quickly changes to service airbag. (photos of both messages attached) issue started Nov of 2020 vehicle has been seen by gordon Chevrolet mi 4 times for service and they are unable to find the issue. We did inform them that if we moved the driver seat just a bit that seem to reset it. Doesn't seem to be as responsive to that now. At one point the bcm was mentioned but still as of today not resolved or fixed. My concern is when the vehicle says service airbag and you are driving it down the road I don't know that this airbag will work if something were to happen. The dealership is well aware of the ongoing unresolved issue and I have another appointment for November 1,2021 so they can look at it again.

Battery was draining within the first year. Replaced it and happened again within a few months. Couldn't find the problem. Consistently needed to charge and boost the battery. Left me stuck with my kids in the car several times. Lights on dash kept going on and off going black & back on. Different lights kept coming on like service airbag, stability track, engine light, etc. Giving false readings, finally whole middle console went black, heater turned on and would not go off, could not access temp control, radio, bluetooth, etc. Battery and power was the main issue. Electrical problems. Started in may of 2018, my lease recently expired and here I am sitting at the dealer 05/27/2020 finally having them trying to get to the bottom of these problems throughout my 3 year lease.

The radio quit working. The dealership diagnosed the problem and said I need a new radio. The car is only 2 years old. In talking with other owners, many are having the same problem. The radio will not turn on. This also is how to control the heat/ac, the backup camera, the nav system. The dealership and maker are both refusing to admit to a defective system. This is a 2017 chevy Equinox.

After starting the car this morning there is no interior noises. No blinker, no radio, display on radio is blank. Radio and everything worked the evening before with no issues at all. Checked all fuses and still nothing. After searching the internet this appears to be a widespread chevy issue. To specify the vehicle was first in park and running when the problem was noticed. It continued to be a problem while driving (city and highway) and continued after the vehicle was restarted multiple times.

The contact owned a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. While waiting at a red light, a fire started under the dashboard. The contact exited the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The police department was not present. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was towed to a junk yard and then retrieved by the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to sweeney Chevrolet/GMC in youngstown, ohio due to a buzzing noise emerging from the engine, even while parked in the garage. The dealer diagnosed that the noise was due to the vehicle's computer rebooting. The insurance company determined that the vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 3,800.